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| Table 221.60. | Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale score of 8th-grade public school students and percentage attaining reading achievement levels, by locale and state: Selected years, 2003 through 2013 |
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| State | Average scale score1 | Percent attaining reading achievement levels, 2013 | Average scale score1 by school locale, 2013 |
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| 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | At or above Basic2 | At or above Profi-cient3 | City | Suburb | Town | Rural | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 261 | (0.2) | 260 | (0.2) | 261 | (0.2) | 262 | (0.3) | 264 | (0.2) | 266 | (0.2) | 77 | (0.3) | 34 | (0.3) | 260 | (0.6) | 270 | (0.4) | 263 | (0.6) | 268 | (0.5) |
| Alabama | 253 | (1.5) | 252 | (1.4) | 252 | (1.0) | 255 | (1.1) | 258 | (1.5) | 257 | (1.2) | 68 | (1.3) | 25 | (1.5) | 250 | (3.5) | 261 | (3.4) | 259 | (1.8) | 259 | (1.4) |
| Alaska | 256 | (1.1) | 259 | (0.9) | 259 | (1.0) | 259 | (0.9) | 261 | (0.9) | 261 | (0.8) | 71 | (1.1) | 31 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Arizona | 255 | (1.4) | 255 | (1.0) | 255 | (1.2) | 258 | (1.2) | 260 | (1.2) | 260 | (1.1) | 72 | (1.3) | 28 | (1.5) | 259 | (1.5) | 266 | (2.3) | 251 | (3.4) | 261 | (2.2) |
| Arkansas | 258 | (1.3) | 258 | (1.1) | 258 | (1.0) | 258 | (1.2) | 259 | (0.9) | 262 | (1.1) | 73 | (1.2) | 30 | (1.5) | 265 | (1.5) | 261 | (2.5) | 260 | (2.0) | 261 | (2.0) |
| California4 | 251 | (1.3) | 250 | (0.6) | 251 | (0.8) | 253 | (1.2) | 255 | (1.0) | 262 | (1.2) | 72 | (1.2) | 29 | (1.4) | 261 | (2.0) | 263 | (1.9) | 254 | (3.4) | 266 | (5.1) |
| Colorado | 268 | (1.2) | 265 | (1.1) | 266 | (1.0) | 266 | (0.8) | 271 | (1.4) | 271 | (1.1) | 81 | (1.1) | 40 | (1.5) | 264 | (2.5) | 274 | (2.1) | 268 | (3.0) | 278 | (1.9) |
| Connecticut | 267 | (1.1) | 264 | (1.3) | 267 | (1.6) | 272 | (0.9) | 275 | (0.9) | 274 | (1.0) | 83 | (1.0) | 45 | (1.3) | 261 | (2.7) | 278 | (1.1) | 282 | (2.8) | 283 | (1.9) |
| Delaware | 265 | (0.7) | 266 | (0.6) | 265 | (0.6) | 265 | (0.7) | 266 | (0.6) | 266 | (0.7) | 77 | (1.0) | 33 | (1.0) | 263 | (2.2) | 264 | (1.0) | 268 | (1.7) | 269 | (1.1) |
| District of Columbia | 239 | (0.8) | 238 | (0.9) | 241 | (0.7) | 242 | (0.9) | 242 | (0.9) | 248 | (0.9) | 57 | (1.3) | 17 | (0.9) | 248 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Florida | 257 | (1.3) | 256 | (1.2) | 260 | (1.2) | 264 | (1.2) | 262 | (1.0) | 266 | (1.1) | 77 | (1.2) | 33 | (1.5) | 265 | (3.0) | 266 | (1.3) | 263 | (2.3) | 267 | (2.6) |
| Georgia | 258 | (1.1) | 257 | (1.3) | 259 | (1.0) | 260 | (1.0) | 262 | (1.1) | 265 | (1.2) | 75 | (1.4) | 32 | (1.5) | 255 | (2.6) | 270 | (1.9) | 264 | (3.0) | 262 | (2.1) |
| Hawaii | 251 | (0.9) | 249 | (0.9) | 251 | (0.8) | 255 | (0.6) | 257 | (0.7) | 260 | (0.8) | 71 | (1.0) | 28 | (1.1) | 264 | (1.5) | 261 | (1.5) | 257 | (1.5) | 256 | (2.0) |
| Idaho | 264 | (0.9) | 264 | (1.1) | 265 | (0.9) | 265 | (0.9) | 268 | (0.7) | 270 | (0.8) | 82 | (0.9) | 38 | (1.2) | 273 | (2.0) | 271 | (1.5) | 268 | (1.5) | 269 | (1.5) |
| Illinois | 266 | (1.0) | 264 | (1.0) | 263 | (1.0) | 265 | (1.2) | 266 | (0.8) | 267 | (1.0) | 77 | (0.9) | 36 | (1.4) | 259 | (2.5) | 269 | (1.5) | 268 | (1.5) | 276 | (2.8) |
| Indiana | 265 | (1.0) | 261 | (1.1) | 264 | (1.1) | 266 | (1.0) | 265 | (1.0) | 267 | (1.2) | 79 | (1.2) | 35 | (1.7) | 261 | (2.5) | 269 | (2.6) | 267 | (2.2) | 271 | (1.6) |
| Iowa | 268 | (0.8) | 267 | (0.9) | 267 | (0.9) | 265 | (0.9) | 265 | (1.0) | 269 | (0.8) | 81 | (0.9) | 37 | (1.3) | 264 | (2.0) | 281 | (2.2) | 267 | (1.7) | 270 | (1.0) |
| Kansas4 | 266 | (1.5) | 267 | (1.0) | 267 | (0.8) | 267 | (1.1) | 267 | (1.0) | 267 | (1.0) | 78 | (1.2) | 36 | (1.2) | 259 | (2.8) | 275 | (2.2) | 262 | (1.6) | 272 | (1.3) |
| Kentucky | 266 | (1.3) | 264 | (1.1) | 262 | (1.0) | 267 | (0.9) | 269 | (0.8) | 270 | (0.8) | 80 | (0.9) | 38 | (1.4) | 266 | (1.4) | 274 | (1.9) | 269 | (1.7) | 270 | (1.5) |
| Louisiana | 253 | (1.6) | 253 | (1.6) | 253 | (1.1) | 253 | (1.6) | 255 | (1.5) | 257 | (1.0) | 68 | (1.4) | 24 | (1.3) | 253 | (2.1) | 263 | (2.6) | 254 | (2.0) | 259 | (1.8) |
| Maine | 268 | (1.0) | 270 | (1.0) | 270 | (0.8) | 268 | (0.7) | 270 | (0.8) | 269 | (0.8) | 79 | (1.0) | 38 | (1.3) | 267 | (2.6) | 276 | (2.3) | 269 | (1.7) | 268 | (1.0) |
| Maryland | 262 | (1.4) | 261 | (1.2) | 265 | (1.2) | 267 | (1.1) | 271 | (1.2) | 274 | (1.1) | 82 | (1.2) | 42 | (1.4) | 269 | (2.1) | 274 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) | 278 | (2.4) |
| Massachusetts | 273 | (1.0) | 274 | (1.0) | 273 | (1.0) | 274 | (1.2) | 275 | (1.0) | 277 | (1.0) | 84 | (0.9) | 48 | (1.4) | 263 | (2.6) | 281 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | 282 | (3.7) |
| Michigan | 264 | (1.8) | 261 | (1.2) | 260 | (1.2) | 262 | (1.4) | 265 | (0.9) | 266 | (1.0) | 77 | (1.1) | 33 | (1.5) | 257 | (2.5) | 271 | (1.2) | 268 | (2.5) | 266 | (2.3) |
| Minnesota | 268 | (1.1) | 268 | (1.2) | 268 | (0.9) | 270 | (1.0) | 270 | (1.0) | 271 | (1.0) | 82 | (1.1) | 41 | (1.5) | 267 | (2.1) | 274 | (1.8) | 270 | (2.2) | 272 | (1.9) |
| Mississippi | 255 | (1.4) | 251 | (1.3) | 250 | (1.1) | 251 | (1.0) | 254 | (1.2) | 253 | (1.0) | 64 | (1.3) | 20 | (1.3) | 249 | (4.8) | 258 | (2.2) | 245 | (2.1) | 257 | (1.3) |
| Missouri | 267 | (1.0) | 265 | (1.0) | 263 | (1.0) | 267 | (1.0) | 267 | (1.1) | 267 | (1.1) | 78 | (1.3) | 36 | (1.4) | 257 | (4.2) | 272 | (1.8) | 263 | (2.6) | 271 | (1.4) |
| Montana | 270 | (1.0) | 269 | (0.7) | 271 | (0.8) | 270 | (0.6) | 273 | (0.6) | 272 | (0.8) | 84 | (0.8) | 40 | (1.2) | 273 | (1.6) | 277 | (3.4) | 270 | (1.3) | 272 | (1.2) |
| Nebraska | 266 | (0.9) | 267 | (0.9) | 267 | (0.9) | 267 | (0.9) | 268 | (0.7) | 269 | (0.8) | 81 | (0.9) | 37 | (1.3) | 271 | (1.5) | 270 | (1.7) | 266 | (1.8) | 270 | (1.6) |
| Nevada | 252 | (0.8) | 253 | (0.9) | 252 | (0.8) | 254 | (0.9) | 258 | (0.9) | 262 | (0.7) | 72 | (1.0) | 30 | (1.1) | 262 | (1.5) | 258 | (1.2) | 263 | (2.0) | 266 | (1.6) |
| New Hampshire | 271 | (0.9) | 270 | (1.2) | 270 | (0.9) | 271 | (1.0) | 272 | (0.7) | 274 | (0.8) | 84 | (0.8) | 44 | (1.3) | 260 | (2.0) | 277 | (1.8) | 273 | (1.5) | 278 | (1.2) |
| New Jersey | 268 | (1.2) | 269 | (1.2) | 270 | (1.1) | 273 | (1.3) | 275 | (1.2) | 276 | (1.1) | 85 | (1.0) | 46 | (1.4) | 266 | (4.5) | 277 | (1.2) | ‡ | (†) | 280 | (2.4) |
| New Mexico | 252 | (0.9) | 251 | (1.0) | 251 | (0.8) | 254 | (1.2) | 256 | (0.9) | 256 | (0.8) | 67 | (1.0) | 22 | (1.0) | 257 | (1.2) | 258 | (1.9) | 257 | (1.6) | 253 | (1.3) |
| New York | 265 | (1.3) | 265 | (1.0) | 264 | (1.1) | 264 | (1.2) | 266 | (1.1) | 266 | (1.1) | 76 | (1.0) | 35 | (1.6) | 256 | (1.3) | 274 | (2.2) | 274 | (5.3) | 272 | (2.5) |
| North Carolina | 262 | (1.0) | 258 | (0.9) | 259 | (1.1) | 260 | (1.2) | 263 | (0.9) | 265 | (1.1) | 76 | (1.1) | 33 | (1.6) | 266 | (2.2) | 270 | (5.4) | 258 | (2.0) | 264 | (1.5) |
| North Dakota | 270 | (0.8) | 270 | (0.6) | 268 | (0.7) | 269 | (0.6) | 269 | (0.7) | 268 | (0.6) | 81 | (1.0) | 34 | (0.9) | 268 | (1.2) | 270 | (2.0) | 268 | (1.2) | 267 | (0.8) |
| Ohio | 267 | (1.3) | 267 | (1.3) | 268 | (1.2) | 269 | (1.3) | 268 | (1.1) | 269 | (1.0) | 79 | (1.0) | 39 | (1.5) | 251 | (3.7) | 274 | (1.2) | 265 | (2.0) | 274 | (1.6) |
| Oklahoma | 262 | (0.9) | 260 | (1.1) | 260 | (0.8) | 259 | (0.9) | 260 | (1.1) | 262 | (0.9) | 75 | (1.1) | 29 | (1.2) | 257 | (2.5) | 265 | (1.8) | 261 | (1.3) | 263 | (1.7) |
| Oregon | 264 | (1.2) | 263 | (1.1) | 266 | (0.9) | 265 | (1.0) | 264 | (0.9) | 268 | (0.9) | 79 | (1.1) | 37 | (1.3) | 271 | (1.5) | 269 | (2.0) | 264 | (2.0) | 269 | (2.0) |
| Pennsylvania. | 264 | (1.2) | 267 | (1.3) | 268 | (1.2) | 271 | (0.8) | 268 | (1.3) | 272 | (1.0) | 81 | (1.2) | 42 | (1.4) | 246 | (2.3) | 280 | (1.2) | 273 | (1.9) | 275 | (2.5) |
| Rhode Island | 261 | (0.7) | 261 | (0.7) | 258 | (0.9) | 260 | (0.6) | 265 | (0.7) | 267 | (0.6) | 77 | (0.9) | 36 | (1.2) | 257 | (1.3) | 268 | (1.0) | 279 | (4.5) | 278 | (1.3) |
| South Carolina | 258 | (1.3) | 257 | (1.1) | 257 | (0.9) | 257 | (1.2) | 260 | (0.9) | 261 | (1.0) | 73 | (1.4) | 29 | (1.2) | 264 | (3.6) | 262 | (1.9) | 258 | (2.2) | 261 | (1.2) |
| South Dakota | 270 | (0.8) | 269 | (0.6) | 270 | (0.7) | 270 | (0.5) | 269 | (0.8) | 268 | (0.8) | 81 | (0.9) | 36 | (1.1) | 269 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) | 268 | (1.3) | 268 | (1.2) |
| Tennessee | 258 | (1.2) | 259 | (0.9) | 259 | (1.0) | 261 | (1.1) | 259 | (1.0) | 265 | (1.1) | 77 | (1.2) | 33 | (1.5) | 256 | (3.1) | 275 | (2.4) | 265 | (2.6) | 267 | (1.3) |
| Texas | 259 | (1.1) | 258 | (0.6) | 261 | (0.9) | 260 | (1.1) | 261 | (1.0) | 264 | (1.1) | 76 | (1.4) | 31 | (1.6) | 258 | (1.9) | 266 | (2.0) | 260 | (3.3) | 272 | (2.2) |
| Utah | 264 | (0.8) | 262 | (0.8) | 262 | (1.0) | 266 | (0.8) | 267 | (0.8) | 270 | (0.9) | 81 | (1.0) | 39 | (1.2) | 272 | (3.1) | 271 | (1.0) | 265 | (2.0) | 270 | (2.2) |
| Vermont | 271 | (0.8) | 269 | (0.7) | 273 | (0.8) | 272 | (0.6) | 274 | (0.9) | 274 | (0.7) | 84 | (0.9) | 45 | (1.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Virginia | 268 | (1.1) | 268 | (1.0) | 267 | (1.1) | 266 | (1.1) | 267 | (1.2) | 268 | (1.3) | 78 | (1.3) | 36 | (1.6) | 262 | (2.8) | 272 | (1.9) | 260 | (3.3) | 267 | (2.2) |
| Washington | 264 | (0.9) | 265 | (1.3) | 265 | (0.9) | 267 | (1.1) | 268 | (1.0) | 272 | (1.0) | 81 | (1.2) | 42 | (1.5) | 270 | (2.3) | 275 | (1.3) | 270 | (2.7) | 270 | (2.0) |
| West Virginia | 260 | (1.0) | 255 | (1.2) | 255 | (1.0) | 255 | (0.9) | 256 | (0.9) | 257 | (0.9) | 70 | (1.1) | 25 | (1.1) | 260 | (3.6) | 260 | (2.1) | 256 | (1.7) | 257 | (1.2) |
| Wisconsin | 266 | (1.3) | 266 | (1.1) | 264 | (1.0) | 266 | (1.0) | 267 | (0.9) | 268 | (0.9) | 78 | (0.9) | 36 | (1.4) | 257 | (2.0) | 273 | (2.3) | 272 | (1.6) | 269 | (1.6) |
| Wyoming | 267 | (0.5) | 268 | (0.7) | 266 | (0.7) | 268 | (1.0) | 270 | (1.0) | 271 | (0.6) | 84 | (0.7) | 38 | (1.0) | 272 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | 272 | (1.0) | 268 | (1.2) |
| Department of Defense dependents schools5 |
272 | (0.6) | 271 | (0.7) | 273 | (1.0) | 272 | (0.7) | 272 | (0.7) | 277 | (0.7) | 89 | (0.8) | 45 | (1.2) | 266 | (2.6) | 275 | (1.6) | ‡ | (†) | 275 | (3.3) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or item response rates fell below the required standards for reporting. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Scale ranges from 0 to 500. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at the 8th-grade level. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Proficient represents solid academic performance for 8th-graders. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4Did not satisfy one or more of the guidelines for school participation in 2003. Data are subject to appreciable nonresponse bias. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5Prior to 2005, NAEP divided the Department of Defense (DoD) schools into two jurisdictions, domestic and overseas. In 2005, NAEP began combining the DoD domestic and overseas schools into a single jurisdiction. Data shown in this table for 2003 were recalculated for comparability. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes public school students who were tested with accommodations; excludes only those students with disabilities (SD) and English language learners (ELL) who were unable to be tested even with accommodations. SD and ELL populations, accommodation rates, and exclusion rates vary from state to state. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013 Reading Assessments, retrieved November 8, 2013, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared November 2013.) |